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Arabic vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
23  
4
1  
14

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Amharic and Hebrew  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
-  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Arabic.jpg#200  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
28  
10
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
12  
9

How Many Consonants
28  
18
21  
11

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا  
Xin chào  

Thank You
شكرا  
Cam on  

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
تصبح على خير  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
مساء الخير  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
صباح الخير  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
من فضلك  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
آسف  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
وداعا  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
أحبك  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
اعذرني  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi  
Northern Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  

How Many People Speak
310,000,000.00  
2
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Sudanese  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Sudan  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00  
29
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Levantine  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
23
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million  
4
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
4.43 %  
6
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
206.00 million  
6
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million  
2
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
arabe  
vietnamien  

German Name
Arabisch  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Arabs  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
512 CE  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
North Arabic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
25  
23
14  
13

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ar  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
ara  
vie  

ISO 639 3
ara  
vie  

ISO 639 6
ara  
vie  

Glottocode
arab1395  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
12-AAC  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Arabic and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Arabic vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Arabic and Vietnamese language. History of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Arabic and Vietnamese Language History.

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Arabic and Vietnamese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Arabic and Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Arabic and Vietnamese language. Arabic word for "Hello" is مرحبا or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Arabic Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Arabic vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Arabic vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Arabic Alphabets and Vietnamese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Arabic and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Arabic and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Arabic is 88 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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